Watch the videos recorded inside our replica of a cell at Guantánamo touring the US. See how people inside the cell react at the experience. Then record your own message and add your voice to the thousands protesting illegal US detentions.
As Amnesty International members, we were elated at the opportunity to bring a replica of a Guantánamo cell and our call to action to Philadelphia. We have confidence in the power of our message of reliable evidence and a call for justice in the U.S. “war on terror.” Well, we’ve spent 3 days in Philadelphia and were overwhelmed by how welcoming the city has been.
Philadelphia has welcomed our message of justice with open arms and the experience of speaking with city residents who were concerned about human rights violations in the “War on Terror” sparked new excitement among our volunteers and staff. As expected, we also had the opportunity to talk with a number of people who had never heard of the detention center at Guantánamo.
It is a great responsibility to be the person bringing this knowledge to others and our teams of AIUSA volunteers and staff took this responsibility very seriously as they provided facts, figures, and a call to action. My faith in the power of justice was not misplaced as passerby after passerby walked straight to the action table after hearing about the human rights violations carried out by the U.S. government at Guantánamo.
Despite unexpected closures due to harsh weather conditions, over 700 people had the opportunity to view the inside of the cell in the city of brotherly love. For those who weren’t able to make it to Dilworth Plaza to see the cell in person, our street teams took the message to the people by handing out flyers and gathering petition signatures throughout the city. And, we welcomed a variety of local and national media outlets in Philadelphia which will help us extend the reach of the cell tour even farther.
With a successful weekend in Philly behind us, the cell has been packed up to hit the road for Portland, Maine. We’ll see you there!
Amnesty International launched the ‘Unsubscribe’ campaign in November 2007 with this truly powerful film entitled Waiting for the Guards. This film shows a performance artist undergoing, for real, interrogation techniques permitted in the CIA handbook.
It is a clear blue sky; no overcastting clouds, reggae and flamenco intertwine in the air. The streets cafes are jammed pack and all you can see are the bright orange jumpsuits and the bright orange box.
Yep, you read it right, orange colored jumpsuits filled the South Miami Beach streets spreading the word about the National Launch of the Counter Terror with Justice: Guantanamo Cell Replica Tour.
Saturday and Sunday, a buzz team comprised of local activists hit the streets and passed out over 5,000 handbills announcing the arrival of our special guest, the Guantanamo Cell Replica.
‘The Stuff of Life’ exposes the reality of the ‘waterboarding’ torture technique. The CIA uses waterboarding to try to extract information from detainees in the ‘war on terror’. President George Bush thinks it is a ‘necessary tool’. We think it’s torture.
Al Jazeera media coverage of a day of protests from Asia to Europe calling for the closure of Guantanamo Bay, six years to the day of the first transfer of detainees to Guantánamo.
In London, former detainees campaigned outside the British prime minister’s home as Richard Bestic reports.
Andrew Motion, poet laureate, discusses the work of Abdur Rahim Muslim Dost. Muslim Dost, an Afghan national, was released from Guantánamo in 2005, and returned to Pakistan.
It is a clear blue sky; no overcastting clouds, reggae and flamenco intertwine in the air. The streets cafes are jammed pack and all you can see are the bright orange jumpsuits and the bright orange box.
